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Well, as some of you might remember, I was working on a model of a 2001 Subaru Impreza WRC....and it actually got a lot of interest. Sadly I'm not much further along than I was when I last updated that thread. That is because of two reasons, the first one being incredibly busy with school\work\life and the other reason being model tanks, I'm absolutely obsessed with detail and the way of making them look "rough" so I even went as far to spend hours looking up paint schemes and details on these tanks, then used my own methods to achieve some very interesting results, so here are some of my complete tanks, and the next post will be some works in progress, and remember I love constructive criticism, so if you have any, I would love to hear it. :D






 
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Wow..... That's some crazy detail. Actually, It's insane. :scared: Very, Very nice work. The Italeri 1:32 Scale M4A3 Sherman I built doesn't look nearly that good. Your tanks make my two look like a kindergatrten project.

What's the sand yellow one on the top of your second post? Is it a T-56 or a Churchill, or Am I way off?
 
Nice 👍

My dad still has a semi assembled Churchill Crocodile with petroleum trailor hidden somewhere. Ever thought of doing mini battle scenes?

[EDIT] I think it might be a matilda.
 
Thanks for the comments guys :D


menglan
What's the sand yellow one on the top of your second post? Is it a T-56 or a Churchill, or Am I way off?
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um, actually not sure on that one, I'm no tank expert but I will find out.

Ever thought of doing mini battle scenes?
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yeah, I think that would be really cool....a good future project 👍
 
My Dad has bought some mini tanks as detailed as that recently, but the problem with him is he buys things and never paints them. :lol:
 
To powripper,

Ive done my fair share of modelling as well but most got scrapped as we moved from 1 country to the other.
Nowadays all I have left are 3 Ferarri's 1:6 by Pocher.

The pics look good but if I may help you to improve on the next batch.

Get a green piece of cloth (cotton). Smear some other Greenish and Blueish paint on it and use that as a background. The metal mug and the yellow and orange things are really distracting from your excellent work.
Also when taking a picture make sure all fits in the frame, unless its detail work.

Have a look at http://secure.mycart.net/catalogs/catalog.asp?prodid=270547 to get a feel for what I mean.

I never got the hang of making my scale models look like they were user.
Keep up the excellent work. :cheers:
 
AMG_SLK
To powripper,

Ive done my fair share of modelling as well but most got scrapped as we moved from 1 country to the other.
Nowadays all I have left are 3 Ferarri's 1:6 by Pocher.

The pics look good but if I may help you to improve on the next batch.

Get a green piece of cloth (cotton). Smear some other Greenish and Blueish paint on it and use that as a background. The metal mug and the yellow and orange things are really distracting from your excellent work.
Also when taking a picture make sure all fits in the frame, unless its detail work.

Have a look at http://secure.mycart.net/catalogs/catalog.asp?prodid=270547 to get a feel for what I mean.

I never got the hang of making my scale models look like they were user.
Keep up the excellent work. :cheers:
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Thanks for the comments, yeah, I didnt really plan those pictures out to well, but thats because I plan to make a scene like ExigeExcel suggested. also, thanks for the tip on the background 👍
 
I love the finishes on the first tank(Russian?) and the Sherman. 👍 I see couple of Germans as well. I recognize Tiger I, second one I'm not sure..... Perhaps King Tiger or Panzer? I'm little rusty. I used to love building Tamiya's 1/35th scale models, when I was a kid. I was into German tanks and soldiers mostly.
 
:eek: powripper: that is really 👍 .


**edit**: oops, just saw that this question has already been asked. Have you ever thought of making an entire scenery (WWII scale model) with tanks, soldiers, destroyed builings and stuff???
With your keen eye for detail and realisme, I think you could make some impressive things.
 
Nice work, PW. I built a lot of armor, nearly all of it from Tamiya 1/35 kits, back in the day. It's all lost, now. I remember spending hundreds of hours and hundreds of dollars on that stuff when I was 10-14.

The large desert tan tank is indeed a Matilda. The Churchill didn't come into service until after the war, I believe.

The mud on the lower hull of the Sherman looks good, particularly the caked bits behind the bogies. I used to use the goop that would collect around the caps of Humbrol paints. I assume you'll drybrush some dust and dirt on the upper portion as you finish. One other thing I did was drybrush just a few dabs of silver on the sharp edges in small spots where the crew would climb up and down regularly. This works great on some vehicles where there are diamond plate running boards or steps. The trailing edge of the front fender on that Willys would be a good location, too.

Do you know how to make whip antennae out of leftover sprue? Take a straight twig of the parts tree after the parts are out of it (about 3-4" long). Hold it an inch or two over a candle, and rotate it back and forth in your fingers as it softens. Once it sags down, grab both ends and stretch it apart, then hold it a few seconds to cool. Then you can snip out a long whip-shaped piece and mount it to the turret (or wherever) to simulate radio aerials.

I think on that Willys, when I made it, I softened a front fender over a candle and bent it down some. However, sheet metal tends to kink, so I had to go back and do a lot of scraping with an X-Acto to make it look like sharp folds instead of a melted blob.

Also, paint the mufflers (if visible) dead flat rust color, and drybrush some black smoke around the back, centered on the exhaust outlets. Diesel exhaust is nasty oily stuff and it builds up on anything around the exhaust outlet.

They look great. Keep up the great work!
 

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